The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Nazriati (PTI-N) Chairman Akhtar Iqbal Dar on Saturday denounced the submission of the \u201cfake\u201d nomination papers submitted by the Imran Khan-led party candidates using the name of party. The upcoming elections just got tougher for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after Dar, the chairman of a separate faction formed by dissident leaders of the former ruling party, alleged that the former had \u201csubmitted fake” nomination papers. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the politico said he was surprised to see PTI candidates with his political party\u2019s tickets appearing before the returning officers (ROs) as he did not allocate them. He announced that a verified list of PTI-N candidates will be provided to the ROs to avoid confusion. Dar clarified that his party allotted the same tickets to its candidates that had been issued in the previous 2018 general polls. \u201cPTI-N has its own manifesto and programme, as well as a separate electoral symbol depicting \u2018batsman\u2019. A candidate can neither use platform of another political party during elections nor had my party signed an agreement with any party.\u201d Slamming the embattled PTI, Dar said that over the course of years, he felt that transparency and honesty did not exist in the Imran-led party which led to distancing himself from the previous party. \u201cIt is the election commission\u2019s core responsibility to trace fraudulent schemes of these candidates.” The development came after PTI implemented ‘Plan B’ and issued fresh tickets to the candidates under the name of another party \u2014 \u201cPTI-N\u201d amid confusion over its iconic \u201cbat\u201d symbol. In a statement, the party said that it has issued fresh tickets to the national and provincial assembly candidates and directed them to submit the declarations to the returning officer. Reacting to the development, PTI-N Chairman Akhtar categorically turned down the possibility of any alliance with the PTI due to its \u201ccorrupt\u201d incumbent members. \u201cEveryone in the PTI\u2019s team is corrupt, I can’t talk to them,\u201d Akhtar said while speaking to Geo News earlier in the day. \u201cThere can be no talks with them [the PTI]. Barrister Gohar and other shady individuals have hijacked the party,\u201d he added. The fresh move was seen as the former ruling party\u2019s participation in the upcoming general elections \u2014 which are less than a month away \u2014 remains uncertain due to the ongoing saga surrounding its electoral \u201cbat\u201d symbol. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) also took notice of deceiving attempts by some candidates through their applications ahead of general elections \u2014 scheduled for February 8. It clarified that the electoral symbol of another political party would not be allotted to candidates whose affidavits contradict their original party affiliation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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